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Deepali Raiththa

Co-founder, Prana Labs

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Deepali Raiththa is co-founder and chief design officer of Prana Labs, a Vancouver company that makes Vayu, a breathwork app that uses Apple Watch sensors and haptic feedback to pace breathing sessions to the user. Raiththa is a performance and mixed-media artist with a Master of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Deepali hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Deepali co-founded Prana Labs.

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Absent PresenceTEDxEmilyCarrU (TED.com)
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What is Deepali Raiththa's role at Prana Labs?

The Prana Labs About page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Deepali Raiththa as Co-Founder and CDO, alongside Dhruv Adhia as CEO and CTO. A 2025-11-11 company release calls Raiththa Co-Founder and Chief Design Officer.

What does Prana Labs make?

The company's release of 2025-11-11, datelined Vancouver, describes Vayu as a breathwork platform that uses Apple Watch sensors and haptic feedback to guide adaptive breathing sessions, aimed at reducing stress and raising heart-rate variability.

What is Raiththa's background?

The Mount Pleasant Community Art Screen artist page, checked 2026-09-25, says Raiththa earned a Master of Fine Art at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2021, studied at Sir JJ School of Art in Mumbai and the San Francisco Art Institute, and works in performance and mixed-media installation.

Where else has Raiththa spoken?

TED.com lists a talk by Raiththa, Absent Presence, given at TEDxEmilyCarrU in September 2020, on slowing down to experience the time between moments.

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